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On This Day: India’s Epic Comeback; Thrilling Asia Cup 2018 Victory Over Bangladesh!

Kedar Jadhav who played a perfect all-round role in India's seventh Asia Cup.

On This Day, September 28: The “Invincible” Indian side knocked down the Bangla Tigers to win the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup in Dubai. Kedar Jadhav played a perfect all-round role in India’s seventh Asia Cup. He took crucial wickets and batted at No. 7 to enable his side chase the required runs off the last ball of the innings. For some time, Jadhav even left the field after a hamstring injury, but returned just in time to make the difference.

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On the other hand, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper and opener in the form of Liton Das marked a bright spot after notching his maiden ODI century. Along with this, Liton Das developed a majestic 120-run stand with ‘make-shift’ opener Mehidy Hasan.

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The Indian spinners then rose to the occasion as they held Bangladesh at 222. This was one final match which showcased both teams at their all-time resilient talent in Asia Cup history.

In this edition of the Asia Cup, Shikhar Dhawan was named “Player of the tournament” for scoring 342 runs in 5 matches at an average of 68.40.

Top 5 Most Runs By A Batter In the 2018 Asia Cup:

BattersRunsMatchesAverage
Shikhar Dhawan (IND)342568.40
Rohit Sharma (IND)3175105.67
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)302560.40
Mohammad Shahzad (AFG)268553.60
Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG)263565.75

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